The Delhi Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution for 85 per cent reservation for locals in 28 Delhi University (DU) colleges, which are fully or partially funded by the city Government. The resolution moved by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was passed by the voice vote.
The Pioneer had earlier reported that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government had approached the Centre to seek 85 per cent quota for city students in the DU colleges.
The AAP MlAs pledged to raise the issue with the Central Government, lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and DU administration while passing the resolution.
Presenting the resolution on the second day of the Assembly’s Special Session, Sisodia said there are two-and-a-half lakh students who pass out from schools in Delhi every year.
“These students are struggling to get education from our institutions. Twenty eight DU colleges are funded partially or fully by the Delhi Government from the resources contributed by the taxpayers of Delhi,” Sisodia said.
“It is our responsibility to safeguard the interest of Delhi students,” he added.
The Delhi Assembly also adopted another resolution demanding an amendment in the Delhi University Act (1922), scrapping a provision under which no other university in Delhi is legally authorised to give affiliation to any college. If the amendment is passed by Parliament, universities other than DU can give affiliation to colleges in Delhi.
“As per the Delhi University Act (1922), no other University in Delhi is legally authorised to give affiliation to any college other than Delhi University and IP University.
The Government of NCT of Delhi wishes to expand the number of institutions that provide Higher Education to students of Delhi. Therefore, we would like to open a university, which is authorised to affiliate colleges. This would end the shortage of Higher Education institutions in Delhi.” Sisodia, who also holds the Education portfolio, said.
Out of the 28 colleges, 12 fully-funded colleges of DU include Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, Shaheed Raj Guru College, Bhagini Nivedita College, Maharaja Agrasen College, Mahirishi Balmiki College of Education, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Acharya Narendra Dev College, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, Bhaskara Charya College of Applied Sciences.
The other 16 colleges, which are partially funded by the Delhi Government, include Shivaji College, Rajdhani College, Motilal Nehru College, Kamla Nehru College, laxmi Bai College, Gargi College, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Swami Shradhanand College, Maitreyi College, S.P. M College (for women), Bharti college, Kalindi College, Satyawati College, Sri Aurbindo College, Vivekananda College and Delhi College of Arts and Commerce.